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2022WBBSeniorDay
51
Winner Bryant BRY 8-20,6-11 NEC
47
Wagner WC 15-11,8-8 NEC
Winner
Bryant BRY
8-20,6-11 NEC
51
Final
47
Wagner WC
15-11,8-8 NEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bryant BRY 12 10 18 11 51
Wagner WC 10 11 17 9 47

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Edged Out By Bryant, 51-47, On Senior Day

Staten Island, NY - The Wagner women's basketball team trimmed a seven-point deficit down to just two with 23 seconds remaining in regulation, but the Seahawks couldn't complete the comeback, falling to Bryant, 51-47, on Senior Day at the Spiro Sports Center. 
 
Emilija Krista Grava was the lone Seahawk in double-figures, as the senior forward poured in a game-high 14 points on 7 of 12 shooting from the field while coming within one rebound shy of a double-double, concluding the contest with a team-best nine caroms. 
 
Bryant had four players reach double-figures, led by a 12-point outing from Fatou Jallow. Brooke Bjelko finished with 11 points and eight rebounds while Nicole Gallagher notched a double-double, finishing with 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Mariona Planes Fortuny also scored ten points for the visitors. 

Prior to the start of today's contest, Wagner recognized its 2022 Senior Class: Raven Pitt, Kem Nwabudu, Zhaneia Thybulle, and Emilija Krista Grava


 
Postgame Press Conference…  Head Coach Terrell Coburn

 
 
Wagner - Bryant Highlights….
Inside-The-Boxscore...
  • The Seahawks held the Bulldogs to just 8.3 percent shooting in the second quarter, as the visitors only converted 1 of 12 from the field, but did go 8 of 8 from the free-throw line. 
  • Wagner committed 27 turnovers, in which Bryant scored 21 points off. 
  • The Green & White were outrebounded by one, 34-34, but held a 23-19 advantage on the defensive glass. 
  • Both teams recorded 13 streaks while the Seahawks doubled up the Bulldogs, dishing out 15 assists to Bryant's seven helpers.
  • Wagner had five blocks and didn't have a shot of theirs sent away. 
  • Bryant capitalized from the free-throw line, going 13 of 16 from the charity stripe while the Seahawks only made 2 of 6. 
  • The game featured nine lead changes and seven ties. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED…
First Quarter…
  • Both teams had a slow start to the contest, as the game was tied at 4-4 at the 6:03 mark before a two-minute gap between scoring when Krista Grava was able to convert on the driving layup, only to have Bryant's Lucie Castagne hit a pull up jumper on the other end. 
  • The Bulldogs close out the quarter scoring six of the ten points in taking a slim 12-10 lead. 
 
 
Second Quarter…
  • Alex Cowan scored six of Wagner's first eight points in the frame, as her pull-up jumper at the 3:48 mark gave the Seahawks the lead, 18-16. 
  • Bryant was able to head into the break with a one-point lead, 22-21 after Katrice Jackson made the backend of a two-shot foul. 
 
 Third Quarter…
  • The two teams struggled until Raven Pitt was able to convert on a layup after a pass from Zhaneia Thybulle, who finished with six helpers in the contest.
  • Following a Jallow layup, Krista Grava was able to muscle home two as Wagner went back up, 25-24, before Drayah Heyward followed up with a layup of her own. 
  • From that point, Bryant outscored Wagner, 14-11, to take a 40-38 lead, but not without a buzzer-beating heave by Thybulle. 
 
Fourth Quarter…
  • The visitors opened the fourth quarter with a 5-0 run following a pair of makes from the line by Bjelko. 
  • Jackson was able to power in a layup to halt the run, as Bryant called for time at the 6:27 mark. 
  • The Seahawks outscored Bryant, 7-4, over the next five minutes, with Lina Loceniece connecting on a big corner three-pointer, bringing Wagner to within two, 49-47, with 23 seconds showing on the game clock. 
  • Following a timeout, Thybulle was able to poke the ball away from Gallagher, but, then turned the ball back to Bryant, which led to Bjelko going in uncontested for the layup, that gave the Bulldogs, a 51-47 lead.
  • Gallagher was fouled with eight seconds but missed both attempts and the Seahawks had a chance to cut it to one, but Thybulle's triple rattle the iron as the Bulldogs hung on for the win.  
 
Next Up For Wagner…
  • Wagner closes out the regular season on Thursday, March 3, as they will travel to Merrimack
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